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Montana Outdoor Podcast

Downrigger Dale & The Captain of the Montana Outdoor Radio Show

A weekly podcast covering the topics and people that make Montana’s Outdoors like no other place in the world.

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61:28

What is Wrong with Montana’s Mule Deer?

Montana Outdoor Podcast ·

2023/12/09

This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast you host Downrigger Dale talks to the Regional Director of the Montana Mule Deer Foundation, Chris Fortune. Rigger and Chris got into a fascinating and at times alarming discussion about the decline of the Mule Deer population in Montana. They cover all kinds of reasons that are contributing to this decline like; the loss of key Mule Deer habitat, the number of CWD cases that have been hitting the population, and the growing population of the Mule Deer’s

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65:19

Depending on Who You Talk to, the Recent Court Ruling...

Montana Outdoor Podcast ·

2023/12/02

This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with Ed Hebbe, Communications Director of the Montana Trappers Association about Federal Judge Donald Molloy’s order to shorten Montana’s wolf trapping season. One of the main reasons for his decision was because wolf trapping could harm or kill grizzly bears. Do wolf traps really present a danger to grizzly bears? Be sure to listen and find out! Rigger asked that question and many others to Mr. Hebbe and his answers may just

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60:51

Could You Survive if You Were Dropped Off Just over...

Montana Outdoor Podcast ·

2023/11/25

This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks to the Season 6 winner of the History Channel’s popular TV reality series, “Alone”. You must hear Jordan Jonas’s story of how he not only survived but won the incredible challenge. You will hear how Jordan fought off starvation, loneliness, wild animals, and the brutal weather conditions of Canada’s Northwest Territories to claim his spot in outdoor survival history. How did he do it? Well, the amazing life he lived prior to

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54:46

Montana’s Upland Gamebirds! How are Their Populations...

Montana Outdoor Podcast ·

2023/11/18

This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast it is all about Montana’s Upland Game Birds. Your podcast host Downrigger Dale talks to Upland Gamebird Specialist Ken Plourde. Ken is based in FWP Region 6 and there is, for sure, a reason the word, “Specialist”, is in his job title. Ken is one of THE most knowledgeable people in the State of Montana when it comes to Upland Gamebirds. When you click here to listen to this week’s podcast you will learn all kinds of things that will for sure come in handy when

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54:39

Understanding Montana’s Pheasants! Where is the Best...

Montana Outdoor Podcast ·

2023/11/11

This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host, Downrigger Dale talks with the Montana Pheasants Forever, State Coordinator, Hunter VanDonsel about Montana’s Pheasants. Besides being the State Coordinator for Pheasants Forever, Hunter is also a biologist and knows a great deal about these amazing birds. When you click here to listen to this week’s podcast you will learn about how well the Pheasant population numbers are doing and what Montana Pheasants Forever is doing to stop their habitat from

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81:47

Black Butte Copper Mine, Is it Right for Montana’s...

Montana Outdoor Podcast ·

2023/11/04

This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks to Nancy Schlepp, VP of Communications & Government Relations and Jerry Zieg, Senior Vice President of Black Butte Copper. Rigger had heard all kinds of rumors about this proposed copper mining project near White Sulphur Springs for years, some good and some bad, and then he got emails from listeners asking that he investigate it by going straight to the source with his podcast microphone. So that is just what he did, and

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61:08

Hunters! Do You Want More Hunting Access to Private...

Montana Outdoor Podcast ·

2023/10/28

This week the host of The Montana Outdoor Podcast, Downrigger Dale talks to Ed Beall Owner of Capital Sports and Western and member of the Montana Private Land and Public Wildlife Advisory Committee (PLPW). Rigger and Ed cover a TON of topics about hunter and landowner relations. Ed has been working hard for years now to help get outdoor sportsmen and women more access to private lands across Montana and when you click here to listen to this week’s podcast you will learn that all the work Ed and

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64:00

How Much do You Know About Montana’s Antelope? Well,...

Montana Outdoor Podcast ·

2023/10/21

This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, your host, Downrigger Dale talks to FWP Wildlife Manger from Region 6, Scott Thompson. Scott knows a great deal about the wily Speed Goat and Rigger squeezed every bit of that knowledge out of him during this podcast, just for you hunters! So why do you suppose the Antelope populations are down across most of the state? Did you know that there is a bird that regularly hunts Antelope? What is the Antelope’s closest relative? Spoiler alert: It does not even

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57:16

What is a Master Hunter? A Hunter That is Very...

Montana Outdoor Podcast ·

2023/10/14

This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast Host Downrigger Dale talks with Sarah Tilt, Executive Director of One Montana. One Montana is the nonprofit organization that created probably one of the most unique hunter education courses in the world. When you listen to this podcast you will see what we meant by that last statement in just the first few minutes of listening. Downrigger has talked a lot on about hunting access on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, but he has never really found a guest that has

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79:27

When You are out Sighting in Your Gun are You Wearing...

Montana Outdoor Podcast ·

2023/10/07

This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast Downrigger Dale talks to Audiologist Dr Nora Martin and Hearing Instrument Specialist Alyssa Keith, from Vibrant Hearing, about hearing protection for hunters! This is an important podcast that EVERY hunter should listen to…while you still can that is!If you want to be an effective hunter, you need to keep all your senses sharp, and one of the most important of those is your hearing. Good hearing allows you to locate game and is often one of the first senses

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80:42

What is it Like to be a Montana Game Warden? Sargent...

Montana Outdoor Podcast ·

2023/09/30

This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, Downrigger Dale has a fascinating discussion with Montana Game Warden Sargent Aaron Berg. It is hard to believe but there are only about 80 game wardens out patrolling the mountains, meadows, waterways, and prairies of Montana and they have over 147,000 square miles to cover! That is A LOT of ground to cover for those few officers in the field. And they do it with no backup and often very limited communication. All the while knowing that almost everyone they

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77:49

Do You Know That Some Folks That Fish the Mack Days...

Montana Outdoor Podcast ·

2023/09/23

Oh, the Montana Outdoor Podcast does not disappoint! This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, your host, Downrigger Dale talks to Mike Benson and Scott Bombard about Falls Mack Days going on now through November 12h on Flathead Lake. Mike and Scott shared an unbelievable amount of information with Rigger all about how to fish Fall Mack Days to get the maximum benefit. They covered it all from trolling to jigging to casting and even fly fishing for these Flathead Monsters! And they did not stop

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69:34

Have Found That Bull of a Lifetime Yet? Have You Made...

Montana Outdoor Podcast ·

2023/09/16

This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, Downrigger Dale talks with hunting expert and guide Tayler Michels. Rigger covered a TON of great topics with Tayler that will, without a doubt get you a whole lot closer to sticking the Bull of your dreams. Tayler gives some awesome advice on planning every aspect of your next hunt, from what to pack in with you, to hunt mapping apps, to research tools, to…well you name it! Tayler has helped a lot of hunters find the right spot for that perfect animal they

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62:13

Are You Bear Aware? Bears are Getting Ready for...

Montana Outdoor Podcast ·

2023/09/09

Are You Bear Aware? Bears are Getting Ready for Hibernation Right Now! Be Ready!! What Should You do if You Surprise a Bear? What Should You do if You Are in a Physical Confrontation with a Bear?This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with Danielle Oyler, Wildlife Stewardship Outreach Specialist from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. One of Danielle’s many specialties is teaching the public all about living with wildlife, and particularly with bears. She knows a TON

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66:14

Is the Archery Elk Season Like a Singles Bar Scene!?...

Montana Outdoor Podcast ·

2023/09/02

This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, Host Downrigger Dale interviews archery hunting guide and elk hunting expert Shawn Plakke. Shawn explains how hunting the elk rut can be incredibly similar to guys and gals trying to pick each other up at the popular local nightclub. Yeah, it sounds a bit far fetched until you hear what Shawn has to say and then the similarities will jump out at ya and ask you to dance! Listen to this one and you will for sure see what we mean!Seriously though, Shawn’s

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76:25

Big Lake – Big Fish! The Montana Outdoor Podcast...

Montana Outdoor Podcast ·

2023/08/26

This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast Downrigger Dale and Deadeye Denny, aka, the Director of the Montana Outdoor Radio Show, headed to Flathead Lake in Northwest Montana! They met up with the new owner of Howe’s Fishing and Mo Fisch Charters, and current owner of Big Sky Fishing Charters, Chris Mischke as well as an old friend of the Montana Outdoor Radio Show, Matt McComb of Mo, Mo, Mo Fisch Charters. Chris and Matt took Rigger and The Director out on Chris’s 34-foot fishing boat for a day on

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64:45

Is Your Dog in Shape and Ready for the Hunting...

Montana Outdoor Podcast ·

2023/08/19

This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, Downrigger Dale talked to Jeff “The Dog Man” Smith and got some great tips for you and your hunting dog. Jeff has 40 VERY successful years of training hunting dogs under his belt and in this podcast, and he let it all come out! If you hunt with a dog, have ever thought about it or just plain love dogs, you really need to listen to this podcast! In this Podcast the Dog Man tells us how to get your “best friend” ready for hunting season. He also tells how to

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87:57

Have You Always Wanted to Know How to Consistently...

Montana Outdoor Podcast ·

2023/08/12

This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, Downrigger and The Captain recorded the podcast live on Bill the Salmon Slayer Zahradka’s boat! Finally, the boys were able to not only have Bill tell all of his secrets to catching King Salmon on Fort Peck Reservoir, but he also showed them by catching some Kings while they were recording the podcast! You must listen to this podcast! It will reveal lots of great advice that will put those big kings in your boat. It doesn’t matter if you have never caught a

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75:39

Water Levels are Dropping on Flathead Lake! What is...

Montana Outdoor Podcast ·

2023/08/05

This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, Downrigger Dale sits down for a frank discussion with Brian Lipscomb the CEO of Energy Keepers, the company that owns the dam on Flathead Lake. This was a VERY enlightening discussion that provided a whole lot of answers to many of our listeners questions. This is one of those Podcasts that you DO NOT WANT TO MISS!The podcast will also give you a VERY interesting history of the dam on Flathead Lake and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, who are the

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56:13

How and When Did the Chinook or “King” Salmon Get...

Montana Outdoor Podcast ·

2023/07/29

Those and many more questions about the hardest fighting fish in Montana get answered in this week’s Montana Outdoor Podcast! Be sure and listen to Downrigger Dale and the Captain ask Fisheries Biologist, Heath Headley and Fish Hatchery Manager, Wade Geraets, all kinds of questions! There is a TON of information that is revealed about these mysterious monsters of the deep in Fort Peck Reservoir. If you have been looking through MontanaOutdoor.com recently no doubt you have been seeing some great

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